at will
Freely, as one pleases, as in The grounds are open to the public and one can wander about at will, or With this thermostat you can adjust the room temperature at will. [1300s]
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How to use at will in a sentence
These people depend upon the land for their subsistence, but they are tenants-at-will.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 | Elbert HubbardThe provision which conferred a vote on the tenant-at-will, abrogated leases, and made the tiller of the soil a vassal.
Leading Articles on Various Subjects | Hugh MillerThe cultivators are still, for the most part, tenants-at-will, rack-rented and debt-ridden.
At all hazards they must be made tenants-at-will, and brought completely under his control.
The Land-War In Ireland (1870) | James GodkinBut he was bent on crushing the independent yeomanry into the abject condition of tenants-at-will.
The Land-War In Ireland (1870) | James Godkin
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